Spring Concert

SPRING CONCERT

By the AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC SOCIETY

DAVID FUNG, Piano
Laureate of the Rubinstein Competition, 2008

DANIEL MOODY, Countertenor

PROGRAM

Scarlatti

Piano Sonata in D Minor, K. 1

Handel

“Furibondo spira il vento” from Partenope, HWV 27

Handel

“Lascia ch’io pianga”, from Rinaldo, HWV 7

Scarlatti

Piano Sonata in D Minor, K. 32, “Aria”

Bach

“Agnus Dei”, from Mass in B Minor, BWV 232

Scarlatti

Piano Sonata in D Minor, K. 141, “Toccata”

Schubert

Fantasy in C Major, D. 760, “Wanderer”

Ravel/Fung

La Valse: Poème chorégraphique

DAVID FUNG
David Fung garnered international attention as a winner in two of the “top five” international piano competitions – the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in Tel Aviv and the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition in Brussels.
Mr. Fung appears regularly with the world’s premier orchestras including Cleveland, Israel Philharmonic, Israel Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber, National Orchestra of Belgium, National Taiwan Symphony and New Japan Philharmonic. In 2016, Mr. Fung performed his highly acclaimed debut with the Cleveland Orchestra at the Blossom Music Festival, as well as his New York recital debut presented by Lincoln Center’s Great Performers.
In 2017-18, he has solo recital debuts at the Brussels Piano Festival and the Kennedy Center, and performances with Orpheus, Albany Symphony, and Marin Symphony.
As a recitalist and chamber musician, Mr. Fung is a frequent guest artist at prestigious festivals worldwide. Festival highlights include the Aspen Music, Blossom Music, Edinburgh, Hong Kong Arts Festival, and Ravinia Festival.
Mr. Fung is a Steinway Artist. Learn more about the artist, at WWW.DAVIDFUNG.COM

DANIEL MOODY
Countertenor Daniel Moody has garnered widespread acclaim for his commanding yet expressive vocal timbre and breathtaking musicianship. Mr. Moody enjoys singing opera, contemporary and early music alike. He has performed the title roles in Handel’s Giulio Cesare and Rinaldo, Oberon in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Nerone in Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea, and Arsamene in Handel’s Xerxes. Mr. Moody has sung with renowned groups, such as Les Violons du Roy and Apollo’s Fire and has performed at the Boston, Indianapolis and Washington Early Music Festivals. He was invited as one of four vocalists in Joyce DiDonato’s Carnegie Hall Masterclasses in 2016, broadcast on Medici TV.
Recent highlights include the American premiere of George Benjamin’s Dream of the Song at the Festival of Contemporary Music at Tanglewood Festival, two operas with Mark Morris Dance Group, and re-engagements with Apollo’s Fire, La Fiocco and Charleston Symphony. In 2018, Daniel will make his debut with Portland Baroque Orchestra, GMGS series at St. John the Divine in New York City, Illinois Symphony and Cincinnati Opera. For upcoming events visit: WWW.DANIELMOODYCOUNTERTENOR.COM

Presented by the American Friends of the Arthur
Rubinstein International Music Society (AFARIMS)

The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society, founded by J.J. Bistritzky, N.R.O.